BRITISH SWIMMING APPOINTS PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR
British Swimming has appointed Michael Scott as National
Performance Director tasked with leading the team to the Beijing
Olympics.
Scott, a 51-year-old Australian, was originally contracted
for six months as High Performance Consultant from October
2007 but has now been positioned to lead Britain's swimmers
to this summer's Olympic Games.
Chief Executive of British Swimming David Sparkes said: "We're
delighted that Michael is able to stay with us through to
the Olympic Games. Not only is he continuing to work with
plans developed by predecessor Bill Sweetenham through to
Beijing, he is also developing a strategy through to London
2012.
"We're all very excited about Michael's blueprint for
the future, as it will see a significant change in gear, and
this will be unveiled to the British Swimming board in a few
weeks. We look forward to continuing to work with Michael
in implementing these plans which will be announced in due
course."
Scott, who has been involved in swimming for a large part
of his life, has a wealth of experience in high performance
sport and most recently was Chief Executive of the FINA World
Championships in Melbourne last year.
Scott said: "This is a very exciting challenge for me
not only in terms of leading Britain's swimmers to the Beijing
Olympics but also in putting in place new systems and structures
for the following four years as we look towards 2012 and beyond."
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